Married to Julia Ann Carnal
Born 8/1/18 or 1819
Died 4/6/1900 Tippah Co. Miss
Buried Sand Spring Cemetery 1 mile East of Blue Mtn. Miss. They had
6 Children

Great Grandfather: John Gowdy Born about 1780 March
Died between April 27, 1846 and 1850
Burried Abbeville Co. South Carolina

Married
Jane (?) GowdyBorn 4/1/1781 South Carolina
Died Jan. 1864 Tippah Co. Mississippi
Burried Sand Spring Cemetery 1 mile East of Blue Mtn, MississippiNot convinced that this John and Jane Gowdy are the parents of William
K.P. Goudy because in this John Gowdy's will, John makes no mention of
having a son by the name of William. Jane Gowdy could have been an
aunt of William's wife, Julia Ann.

Children:

William

Robert

Eliza

Jane

Children:

John

William

Elizabeth

Robert

James

Mary

Children:

William

Archie

Etta

Lonnie Clark

Virgie

Annie

John Algie

Lon and Lena Mae (Howell)
Gowdy's Children
Total of 10

1. Vernon Leroy Gowdy and
Virgie May (Frazier) Gowdy

Marjorie June Gowdy

Grace Helen Gowdy

Jesse Frank (died)

Lavan Owen Gowdy

Lena May Gowdy

Vernon Leroy Jr.

Charlie Joe Gowdy

Virgie Louise Gowdy

Karen Fay Gowdy

2. W. Faye Gowdy and Joe Davis Haven

Baby Boy (died)

Norma Jean Haven

Joe Allen Haven

3. Virgie D. (died at one month)

4. Mabel Elsie Gowdy and Stanley
Verell McGuire

Stanley "Jack" McGuire

Geraldine "Gerry"
McGuire

Melton Patrick "Pat"
McGuire

Lonnie Wayne McGuire

Connie McGuire

5. Perry Leonard Gowdy and Anna
Ethyl (Evans)

Bobby Joe Gowdy

Leonard "Dale" Gowdy

Clydene (died)

6. Sallie "Maude" Gowdy
and Bernard "Bernie" Richard Null

Ronald R. Null

Bill Null

7. Herman H. Gowdy and Ruby G. (Harvison)

Randy A. Gowdy

8. James "Chink" Gowdy
and Ella M. (Harvison)

Leon Gowdy

Darrel Gowdy

Don Gowdy

Tommy Gowdy

Barry Gowdy

9. Hershel E. Gowdy and Juanita
(Finley)

Edward D. Gowdy

Carolyn Gowdy

10. Velma Mae (died at about 18
1/2 months)

The following obituary appeared in the
Bristow News, May 17, 1951:

Mrs. Lena Gowdy Services were
conducted last week at Mannford for Mrs. Lena Gowdy, 70, mother of V.L. Gowdym
Bristow> Mrs. Gowdy died May 11th at her home west of Sapulpa. She
lived in this area many years. Other survivors included 3 daughters Mrs.
S.V. McGuire, West of Sapulpa; Mrs. Joe Haven, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Gernard
Null, Seminole; five sons, including James Gowdy, Northwest of Sapulpa; 26
grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.